The Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise’s thirtieth season in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with a 9–7 record, and qualified for the post-season as a wild card team.
The Falcons’ pass defense gave up 4,541 yards through the air in 1995, which was a league record until 2011.Pro-Football-Reference.com: Team Game Finder Query Results – In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending opp Passing YdsBoth the 2011 Packers and 2011 Patriots surrendered more passing yards. The Falcons’ defense faced a total of 650 pass attempts, the most all time.As of the end of the 2011 seasonPro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending opp Passing Attempts The 405 passes completed against Atlanta in 1995 are fifth-most in NFL history.Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending opp Passes Completed as of end of 2011 season Still, Atlanta's points surrendered was 19th in the league, and its point-differential for the season was +13.Pro-Football-Reference: 1995 Atlanta Falcons
Falcons receivers Eric Metcalf, Bert Emanuel, and Terence Mathis became the third trio of teammates with over 1,000 receiving yards in the same season – a rare occurrence, with only five such trios in NFL history (as of 2026). This is the oldest Falcons roster in team history, at an average of 28.5 years old.
Offseason NFL draft
Personnel Roster
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 3 Carolina Panthers W 23–20 1–0 Georgia Dome 58,808 2 September 10 at San Francisco 49ers L 10–41 1–1 3Com Park 63,627 3 September 17 at New Orleans Saints W 27–24 2–1 Louisiana Superdome 57,442 4 September 24 New York Jets W 13–3 3–1 Georgia Dome 40,778 5 October 1 New England Patriots W 30–17 4–1 Georgia Dome 47,114 6 Bye 7 at St. Louis Rams L 19–21 4–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 59,700 8 October 22 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 24–21 5–2 Tampa Stadium 66,135 9 October 29 Dallas Cowboys L 13–28 5–3 Georgia Dome 70,089 10 November 5 Detroit Lions W 34–22 6–3 Georgia Dome 49,619 11 November 12 at Buffalo Bills L 17–23 6–4 Rich Stadium 62,690 12 November 19 St. Louis Rams W 31–6 7–4 Georgia Dome 46,309 13 November 26 at Arizona Cardinals L 37–40 7–5 Sun Devil Stadium 35,147 14 December 3 at Miami Dolphins L 20–21 7–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 63,395 15 December 10 New Orleans Saints W 19–14 8–6 Georgia Dome 54,603 16 December 17 at Carolina Panthers L 17–21 8–7 Memorial Stadium 53,833 17 December 24 San Francisco 49ers W 28–27 9–7 Georgia Dome 51,785 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 291
Playoffs Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Wild Card December 31 at Green Bay Packers L 37–20 9–8 Lambeau Field 60,453
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References
External links 1995 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com